to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
professor; teaching; instruction
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
bursting at the seams; bulging
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
standard; set; routine; decided
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
light; easy; non-serious; minor
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to become possible; to become able to (do)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to crumble away; to collapse
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
disclosure; exposure; revelation
good (place to leave off); convenient
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
fortune-telling; divination
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer